Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis, known in English as Juvenal, was a Roman poet active in the late 1st and early 2nd century AD. The details of the author's life are unclear, although references within his text to known persons of the late 1st and early 2nd centuries AD fix his terminus post quem (earliest date of composition). The Satires are a collection of satirical poems by Juvenal written in the late 1st and early 2nd centuries AD. Juvenal is credited with sixteen known poems divided among five books; all are in the Roman genre of satire, which, at its most basic in the time of the author, comprised a wide-ranging discussion of society and social mores in dactylic hexameter. These five books were discrete works, and there is no reason to assume that they were published at the same time or that they are identical in theme or in approach. The poems are not individually titled, but translators have often added titles for the convenience of readers. (Summary by wikipedia)

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OK, I think that is it! If a very kind and wonderful MC could resurrect the abandoned solo, I would appreciate it! I have added 1 extra section because Satire 6 is 7700 words, so it needs to be split. I will also DPL this project!

What I need to get are the PL notes for sections 1 and 2. Just so that I know what I need to do to fix them. This one looks pretty straightforward. I usually try to get the old summary, but I think that what I pieced together from Wiki sounds OK, so I will go with it!